September 2011
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Best Urban Farming Projects
Photo: Monocle copyright
A fascinating video full of ideas, plans and insight. Is it possible for us to extrapolate this concept wider, employing it rigorously in our social structures? Can we simply find the resources and skills set to manage this? And will the chavs just kick it to crap and set it on fire? All thoughts welcome…
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Could cities rely 100% on urban agriculture for... →
energy-revolution:
By Tyler Falk | September 13, 2011, 6:38 PM PDT
While urban agriculture has gained in popularity throughout U.S. cities, food imports from all around the world overwhelmingly feed our cities. But could that ever change?
A recent study by Sharanbir Grewal of The Ohio State University…
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Tips, hints and fears - bring on Winter
Nature, your offspring may have devoured all my French Beans had to offer, yes I fought a running battle with Squirrels to see who could obtain the most fruit (they won) and yes the soil and restraints I provided were weak, but I shall now take you head on and face you at your sternest; Winter.
Winter growing.
I want to see how far I get. It might be a bold move, it might also be irrational...
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Struggling this season
Photo: Dalston’s Farm:shop
In an attempt to live by what I preach, I have been attempting to grow as much produce in and around my quite small north London home as possible.
Each attempt is a test and a lesson. I seem to fail much more than I triumph. But those victories are sweet: I haven’t had to buy Cucumbers all summer and the Beetroots we an incredible, delicious success...
